Case Name Citation Year Distance from slave case(s) ▲ Law Type Jurisdiction
Brown v. Wingard 2 D.C. 300 1822 0 Executory contract United States
Jordan v. Sawyer 2 D.C. 373 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Crease v. Parker 1 D.C. 448 1807 0 Slave Contract Capacity United States
Thompson v. Carbery 2 D.C. 39 1811 0 Motion for new trial in replevin United States
Battles v. Miller 3 D.C. 296 1828 0 Freedom Petition United States
Beall v. Beck 3 D.C. 666 1829 0 Replevin United States
Gardner v. Simpson 2 D.C. 405 1823 0 Freedom Petition United States
Dickinson v. Hoomes 42 Va. 303 1844 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Malone's Adm'r v. Hobbs 40 Va. 347 1842 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Hudson v. Hudson's Administrator 20 Va. 352 1819 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Polk v. Robinson 42 N.C. 235 1851 0 Estates North Carolina
Houston v. Starnes 34 N.C. 313 1851 0 Action on a covenant North Carolina
Sparkman v. Daughtry 35 N.C. 168 1851 0 Action of assumpsit North Carolina
Lyon v. Lyon 43 N.C. 201 1851 0 Suit in equity North Carolina
Headen v. Headen 42 N.C. 159 1850 0 Descent and distribution North Carolina
Skipwith v. Cabell's Ex'or 60 Va. 758 1870 0 Wills & Estate SC of Appeals VA
Simpson v. King 33 N.C. 377 1850 0 Action of detinnue North Carolina
Goodman v. Walker 30 Ala. 482 1857 0 Levy on enslaved persons Alabama
Queen v. Neale 2 D.C. 3 1810 0 Petition for Freedom United States
Turner v. Turner 44 Ala. 437 1870 0 Divorce on the grounds of adultery Alabama